Dirk Schmid – författare

Friedrich Scheiermacher's "Brief Account" ("Kurze Darstellung"), published, as was his "Christian Faith", in two seperate editions in 1811 and 1830, summarizes his "whole view at that time of the study of theology". In four sections (introduction, philosophical theology, historical theology and practical theology) it develops Scheiermacher's overall conception of theology as a university discipline together with its sub-disciplines. It achieves this by giving a formal definition of the functions of theology both as a whole and in its parts. The "Brief Account" shows the great force of Scheiermacher's systematic thought and is basic to the study of his understanding of theology. The study edition in the "de Gruyter Texts" series is based on the Complete Critical Edition (KGA I/6). It shows the pagination and line numbering of the KGA, so that it is possible to quote by the KGA. The volume opens with a comprehensive introduction by Dirk Schmid.

Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann is dedicated to scholarship in systematic theology and philosophy of religion. The series is open to all scholarly fields that address any aspect of systematic theology in a broad sense. This includes research on questions of dogmatics, ethics, history of theology in all epochs, philosophical approaches to theology and religion as well as projects that combine biblical studies with theological issues. The name of the series recalls the heritage of the influential publisher Alfred Töpelmann (1867-1954).

Der Sammelband vereint Studien zur Philosophie des Deutschen Idealismus, zur Theologie der Moderne sowie zu Themen der philosophischen und theologischen Ethik, die untereinander durch die hermeneutische Frage nach der bleibenden, sinnstiftenden Funktion des christlichen Glaubens für die Gegenwart verbunden sind.